OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine
Daily and spot reports from the Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine
The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine gathers information and reports each day on the security situation with daily reports, and in response to specific incidents on the ground with spot reports.
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine, based on information received as of 19:30, 28 December 2016
Report type: Daily report
The SMM recorded more ceasefire violations in both Donetsk and Luhansk regions compared with the period between the evenings of 26 and 27 December. The Mission followed up on reports of shelling in Troitske and Zhovte (Luhansk region). The SMM continued monitoring the three disengagement areas in Stanytsia Luhanska, Zolote and Petrivske, but its access was restricted by the continued presence of mines and unexploded ordnance.* The SMM continued to monitor the withdrawal of weapons. The Mission monitored the situation of civilians living close to the contact line and the freedom of movement of civilians at entry-exit checkpoints. The SMM facilitated and monitored repairs to essential infrastructure in Orikhove, Debaltseve, Maiorsk, and Myronivskyi...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine, based on information received as of 19:30, 22 to 26 December 2016
Report type: Daily report
The SMM recorded fewer, but still a high number, of ceasefire violations in Donetsk region from the evenings of 22 to 23 December compared with the previous reporting period, including 1,150 explosions, mainly in the Svitlodarsk-Debaltseve area. The SMM evacuated its forward patrol base in government-controlled Svitlodarsk on 24 December due to the proximity of shelling on the evening of 23 December. While the SMM recorded a high number of explosions west of Horlivka on the night of 23 December, the SMM recorded fewer ceasefire violations after a renewed commitment to the ceasefire starting on 24 December. The SMM returned to its forward patrol base in Svitlodarsk on 26 December...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine, based on information received as of 19:30, 22 December 2016
Report type: Daily report
The SMM recorded more ceasefire violations in Donetsk and Luhansk regions compared with the previous reporting period, including about 2,300 explosions in Donetsk region and more than 330 explosions in Luhansk region. The SMM followed up on reports of shelling in Debaltseve, Dokuchaievsk and Kalynove. The SMM continued monitoring the three disengagement areas in Stanytsia Luhanska, Zolote and Petrivske, and its access was again restricted.* The Mission observed proscribed weapons in violation of the respective withdrawal lines on both sides of the contact line. The SMM monitored a border crossing point currently not under government control in Luhansk region. In Lviv the SMM observed a peaceful gathering...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine, based on information received as of 19:30, 15 December 2016
Report type: Daily report
The SMM recorded a similar number of ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and fewer ceasefire violations in Luhansk region compared with the previous reporting period. The SMM continued to follow up on reports of civilian casualties near Maiorsk. The Mission continued to monitor the three disengagement areas in Stanytsia Luhanska, Zolote and Petrivske but its access was still restricted.* The Mission verified withdrawal of some weapons and observed others in violation of the withdrawal lines on both sides of the contact line. The Mission monitored developments at one border crossing point currently not under government control and observed the arrival of a new Russian Federation contingent to the Joint Centre for Control and Co-ordination at a border crossing point controlled by the Government. A protest in Kyiv took place peacefully...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine, based on information received as of 19:30, 9 December 2016
Report type: Daily report
The SMM recorded fewer ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and more in Luhansk region compared with the previous reporting period. The Mission continued to monitor the disengagement areas in Stanytsia Luhanska, Zolote and Petrivske and was restricted in its movement.* The SMM observed weapons in violation of withdrawal lines and others missing from assigned areas. It monitored repair works to electric power lines between Avdiivka and Yasynuvata. It monitored the situation of civilians at entry-exit crossing points. The SMM monitored one border area currently outside government control...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine, based on information received as of 19:30, 29 November 2016
Report type: Daily report
The SMM recorded more ceasefire violations in Donetsk region during the reporting period and fewer in Luhansk region, compared with the previous reporting period. The SMM recorded the majority of the ceasefire violations around the Avdiivka-Yasynuvata-Donetsk airport area. The SMM continued to monitor the disengagement areas in Stanytsia Luhanska, Zolote and Petrivske, and faced restrictions of its freedom of movement in all three areas.* The SMM camera at the Stanytsia Luhanska bridge recorded at least two ceasefire violations within the disengagement area. The Mission followed up on reports of an accidental civilian casualty in Dokuchaievsk and three non-civilian casualties in Novozvanivka. It continued to monitor the withdrawal of weapons and noted weapons in violation of the withdrawal lines in government-controlled areas. The SMM monitored repairs to essential infrastructure providing water to 50,000 people in and around Toretsk...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine, based on information received as of 19:30, 28 November 2016
Report type: Daily report
The SMM recorded fewer ceasefire violations in Donetsk region compared with the evening of 27 and 28 November. In Luhansk region the SMM recorded more ceasefire violations compared with the evening of 27 and 28 November, with the majority having been recorded in areas along the contact line in the western part of the region. The SMM continued to monitor the disengagement areas in Stanytsia Luhanska, Zolote and Petrivske, and faced restrictions of its freedom of movement in all three areas.*
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine, based on information received as of 19:30, 18 November 2016
Report type: Daily report
The SMM recorded more ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and fewer in Luhansk region, compared with the previous reporting period. The Mission followed up on reports of shelling in Pikuzy. The SMM continued to monitor the disengagement process in Stanytsia Luhanska, Zolote and Petrivske, and faced restrictions of its freedom of movement in all three areas.* The SMM monitored the withdrawal of weapons. It observed long queues at entry-exit checkpoints on both sides of the contact line. The SMM heard small-arms fire in the area where it was flying an unmanned aerial vehicle in Vyskryva. In Kyiv, the Mission continued to monitor a peaceful public gathering outside the National Bank of Ukraine...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine, based on information received as of 19:30, 16 November 2016
Report type: Daily report
The SMM recorded fewer ceasefire violations in Donetsk region compared with the previous reporting period; most of them were concentrated in the Avdiivka-Yasynuvata Donetsk airport area. In Luhansk region, the SMM recorded more ceasefire violations compared with none recorded in the previous reporting period. The Mission followed up on reports of shelling and civilian casualties. The SMM continued to monitor the disengagement process in Stanytsia Luhanska, Zolote, and Petrivske and faced restrictions of its freedom of movement in all three areas.* It observed long queues at the entry-exit checkpoints near Stanytsia Luhanska during the morning hours. In Kyiv, the Mission observed peaceful public gatherings outside the National Bank of Ukraine, the Parliament and the Ministry of Infrastructure with a total of some 1,500 people in attendance...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine, based on information received as of 19:30, 14 November 2016
Report type: Daily report
The SMM recorded fewer ceasefire violations in Donetsk region compared with 13 November. In Luhansk region, the SMM recorded more ceasefire violations compared with 13 November. The Mission followed up on reports of shelling and civilian casualties on both sides of the contact line. The SMM continued to monitor the disengagement process in Stanytsia Luhanska, Zolote, and Petrivske and faced restrictions of its freedom of movement in all three areas. The SMM’s freedom of movement was further restricted on two occasions in “DPR”-controlled areas north-east of Mariupol and once at a Ukrainian Armed Forces compound.* The SMM observed weapons regulated by the Memorandum in violation of the withdrawal lines in Serednoteple and Trokhizbenka. The Mission observed long queues at entry-exit checkpoints along the contact line near Stanytsia Luhanska and Horlivka. In Luhansk region the SMM visited two border areas currently not under government control. In Kyiv, the Mission observed a public gathering outside the National Bank of Ukraine...